New Zealand triumph in Hong Kong

Updated 10:00 AM ET, Sun March 30, 2014

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New Zealand triumph in Hong Kong – DJ Forbes and the New Zealand team celebrate lifting the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens trophy after beating England in the final. Their victory comes at the end of a three-day festival which is one of the highlights of the social scene in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Welcome to Hong Kong, where the battle to create the greatest costume is almost as fierce as the action on the pitch in the HSBC Sevens World Series. The awesome, the awful, and the slightly disturbing: it's all here...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – The annual three-day Hong Kong tournament is as famous for the fun and games in the stands, where costume competition pushes fancy dress sales up by 40% in the run up to the event.

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – The biggest party in world sevens got going on March 28, and already the costumes are out on show.

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – If this year is anything like what's come before, you can expect...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Ten twisting pharaohs...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Nine jumping judges...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Eight hulking hulks...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Seven dopey dwarfs...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Six saintly nuns...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Five bad-tempered beers...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Four Where's Waldos (found)...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Three saluting soldiers...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Two gorgeous girls...

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – ...but only one James Bond.

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – And one former Scottish rugby international -- Chris Paterson -- getting in on the act, too.

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Hong Kong's craziest costumes – Stay up to date with everything that's happening in this year's HSBC Sevens World Series -- on and off the pitch -- on CNN's Rugby Sevens Worldwide.